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News - I was amazed that Greece signed a 2 billion dollar agreement for a pipeline that will bypass Ukraine. Greece - absolutely disgusting people. Thieves who don't want to repay their debts. And also murderers, who don't care less about Putin killing 10,000 people in the Donbass. The Greeks couldn't care less. Absolute scum of the earth.

It also looks like Putin is going to veto the Malaysian resolution for a tribunal on MH17. For obvious reasons.

Weather - Cool.... 15C this morning. It feels like winter after the past 2 or 3 days of 34 or 35. Also cloudy. Ukraine needs more rain, but I don't think it is going to happen.

Russia's permanent representative to the UN Vitaly Churkin said that the representatives of Malaysia circulated a draft resolution on the collapse of the Malaysian Boeing in the Donbas has no prospects, transfers "RIA Novosti" .

According to the diplomat, the sponsors incorrectly classify plane crash under the definition of a "threat to international peace and security" with reference to Chapter VII of the UN Charter.

"I personally do not see any prospects of these documents. They must be put aside to await the outcome of the investigation and then to think about how to effectively organize the trial, "- said Churkin.

He also said that the authors of the idea swing "goes far beyond the limits of the reasonable."

"The argument the authors of the idea cite the precedent of the Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda, but in fact quite impossible to compare the conflict in the former Yugoslavia and the genocide in Rwanda to the fact that over the Ukraine, apparently, was shot down civilian aircraft," - said the Russian permanent representative.

It was reported earlier that Russia opposed the international tribunal on the collapse of the Malaysian Boeing over Ukraine.

This really is a big problem now for Putin.Is Russia going to be seen as the only country that opposes this motion at the UN? That makes it clear to all that there is one guilty party - Russia. Russia killed 298 innocent people, including 70 children.

8:48Russia - the calls for an international tribunal in the case of MH17 «a political show" (Krym.Realii)http://ru.krymr.com/content/news/27119762.htmlRussia said it would oppose the draft resolution of the UN to establish an international tribunal for the prosecution of persons involved in knocking down a passenger plane flight MH17 in the sky over the Donbas."Unfortunately, it seems that this is an attempt to organize a big political show, which only hurts efforts to find the perpetrators," - said the Russian Ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin. He also said that he sees "no future" for the resolution."We must await the results of the investigation, and then we can think about how best to approach the trial," - said Churkin.The final report of the investigation on the case is expected in October.Russia as a permanent member of the UN Security Council has the right of veto in that body, which could approve the proposals of Malaysia, the Netherlands and other countries participating in the joint investigation of the crash.

[Cherkin. The Russian scumball liar at the UN. This is the clearest statement yet from Russia that they are going to veto the Malaysian resolution at the UN. How can this idiot - liar call the setting up of a tribunal "a political show"? The deaths of 70 children? What has he to fear? Answer - he and Putin are guilty of mass-murder. And he doesn't want that to come out for many many years yet.]

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on Fri Jul 10, 2015 2:37 am

Under Granitne enemy shelled ATO force positions with Grad - ic (LIGABusinessInform)http://news.liga.net/news/politics/6161515-pod_granitnym_vrag_nakryvaet_pozitsii_sil_ato_iz_gradov_is.htmArmy troops hybrid occupiers in eastern Ukraine continues to fire on positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements are actively using, including prohibited agreements Minsk-2 weapons systems - receiver (122 and 152 mm) and rocket artillery (MLRS), armored vehicles and heavy mortars (120 mm ). This is stated in a summary of a group of military experts News resistance.In particular, over the past day invaders are actively harassing regime fired in the forefront of forces in the western sector of ATU front - almost all over the area by Marinka to Avdeevka and areas north of the village (). Terrorists with the use of small arms, automatic grenade launchers AGS-17, 82-mm and 120-mm mortars, gantraki (mobile Zu-23-2) and mounted grenade launchers SPG-9. The most active were being fired at settlements Avdeevka and Pisky. In these areas, the militants have also used artillery 122mm.

On the territory near the village of Berioza, Steppe, clear and Novotroitskoe militants during the day repeatedly opened heavy fire on the forward positions of the major forces ATO mortars (120 mm). Also in these areas, the position of APU actively fired by terrorists from the occupied Yelenovka and Dokuchayevsk of cannon artillery (122 mm). As the emissaries of the group IS the enemy at the same time it increases the power and frequency of fire impact on the position of strength on the ATO data and in neighboring areas.In confirmation of this in the area of ​​the village of Granite in the Donetsk region was caused by militants firing a powerful strike from the multiple launch rocket systems "Grad". It involved at least six MLRS units.

9:441 soldier was killed and one wounded in the battle against saboteurs in the Luhansk region on July 9 (News of Donbass)http://novosti.dn.ua/details/254614/"On Thursday (9.07), about 5 pm s.Malinovoe Stanichno Luhansk region (the village on the banks of the Seversky Donets near the district center) fight broke out between the Ukrainian military and sabotage and reconnaissance groups of militants who crossed into territory controlled by Ukraine. Unfortunately, one military as a result of the battle was lost (he was 30), another wounded and is now in hospital, "- he said in it.

Ambassador of Canada to Ukraine Roman Vashchuk in an interview with "Commander in Chief" said that it helped Canada to formulate a tough attitude and decisions of the last summit (at the summit of the Group of Seven, which took place June 7-8 in Bavaria, the member states agreed to strengthen sanctions against the Russian Federation, if Moscow would violate the Minsk agreement - "Commander in Chief").

"Each country plays its own role in the international community, all have the time and opportunity. Obviously, we are in the framework of the Group of Seven very clearly express their opinions, and finally believe that helped to formulate rigid attitude and decisions at the last summit (at the summit of the Group of Seven, which took place June 7-8 in Bavaria, the member states agreed to strengthen sanctions against Russia if Moscow would violate the Minsk agreement - "Commander in Chief"). This is our contribution. We are, in practice, and it is obvious contribute to the defense capability of Ukraine because of the military exercises, due to the supply of ammunition and the like, "- said Vashchuk.

According to him, Canada has a very clear position on Ukraine.

"It was her definition expands the space of international agreements and issues in the direction of pro-Ukrainian. It would be so helpful in the negotiations themselves (if Canada was a party to them)? It must deal with other negotiators. Our contribution - it's the clarity and determination in the international debate, "- said the ambassador.

Vashchuk told in what now is the military cooperation between Ukraine and Canada.

"We have already received Ukrainian officers on refresher courses, learning English and French. In August, Ukraine will arrive about 200 Canadian military will participate in the exercises. 150 of them in Yavoriv, ​​50 - in other Ukrainian cities. 30 instructors will train Ukrainian colleagues handling explosives, first aid, counseling in reforming the Ukrainian police. All this is a qualitatively and quantitatively new level ", - said the Ambassador of Canada to Ukraine.

A foreigner who received serious injuries, said that in Odessa he was attacked by a group of unknown.

"The law enforcement agencies of Odessa received a report from the medical institutions of the city of Kiev, which to them for help with injuries turned citizen of Mexico. According to the victim, the injury he allegedly received from unknown in Odessa. This message has been registered in accordance with the law. Currently, law enforcement officers find out the location and circumstances of the accident ", - the press service of the regional department of internal affairs, sends a "Duma" .

According to media reports, doctors diagnosed Mexican closed head injury, concussion, broken nose, concussion of the right eye, the sclera rupture with loss of the right eye and bruising on the torso.

Professor of International Law at the University of the Bundeswehr in Munich Daniel Erasmus Kang believes that the international community "should not forgive Russian aggression against Ukraine," reports "Rosbalt" .

As reported on July 8, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE PA) adopted a resolution by a majority vote "Continued obvious, gross and uncorrected violations of Russian OSCE commitments and international standards", which condemned "the military aggression of Russia in Ukraine."

The expert explained that the document of the OSCE PA it is a violation of the UN Charter - the basic provisions of international law.

"On the aggression can respond with sanctions, but the UN Security Council of Russia will block. On the other levels can be taken, such as trade sanctions. In the case of Crimea has already happened, but, alas, not enough is tough. The reason - their own economic interests of the countries imposing sanctions, "- he commented the possible consequences of the adoption of the resolution.

The professor also suggested that the Ukrainian government can begin to seek forfeiture of the State Property of the Russian Federation abroad through the courts in these countries, if they prove that the actions of Russian Ukraine was damaged. In particular, it may be state-owned assets.

This morning in Kharkov unknown committed an armed attack on one of the offices of the "New Mail". This on its Facebook page wrote MP, Advisor to Interior Minister Anton Gerashchenko.

"At 8 am 40 in Kharkov on the street. Newton, at the time of collection of the morning, there was an armed attack on the "New Mail". According to preliminary information, the death of three employees of the "New Mail" - wrote Gerashchenko.

He said that the plan introduced in Kharkov interception. At the site works investigative - operative group.

"Please all who witnessed this tragedy, to testify and help investigators identify the killers, - said in a statement. - One of the main version is that it is made by the same group of unknown persons who had previously been four times robbed and killed collectors and still remains open. Perhaps this tragedy put an end to this series of robberies and murders. "

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry added that Ukrainians are the victims in the hospital. The information specified.

We know that last night in the Rostov region has been a serious accident. An accident involving a passenger bus was caused by a driver who fell asleep at the wheel, according to the website of Research Affairs of Russia in the Rostov region.

The accident occurred at 2:03 MSK on 647 km of federal highway M4 "Don" near the village of Tarasovskiy.

At the time of the accident on the bus were 47 passengers and a driver. According to the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry, overturned in a ditch a passenger bus traveling along the route Krasnodar - Boguchar. "All ten of the victims - the Ukrainians, they are in a state of moderate and mild", - said the emergency services in the region. The victims were hospitalized in the central district hospital Tarasovskoye area.

Russia's efforts to bypass Ukraine gas route stall as Saipem deal aborted [in English] http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/07/09/russia-gazprom-saipem-idUKL8N0ZP2JJ20150709...hit a snag after Russian gas exporter Gazprom called off a deal with Italy's Saipem to build a subsea link to Turkey...Moscow has already reduced gas shipments to the EU via Ukraine to around 40 percent of its total exports, from around 75 percent a few years ago. ..The now-terminated Saipem contract - worth 2.4 billion euros ($2.7 billion) - is the latest in a string of failed attempts by Gazprom to diminish Ukraine's role in its gas exports.

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on Fri Jul 10, 2015 3:41 am

The photogenic new police officers patrolling Kiev's streets [in English] http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-33432788The new force started patrolling the streets of the Ukrainian capital over the weekend and since then they've been a big hit on social media, with many people sharing photos taken with the new recruits. Many of the selfies were being posted on Facebook pages such as this one run by local news site Nash Kiev ("Our Kiev") And the hashtag #KyivPolice has been used more than 3,500 times on Twitter in the past week.

Kyiv Mayor Vitaly Klitschko Kyiv awarded best family day on the occasion of Ukrainian families. "I want to congratulate the winners of the city contest" family of the year. "Family - is the most important thing is the next and most native people who, despite our ups and downs, there will always be near. Neither family can not exist without love, respect and help each other ", - said Vitaly Klitschko.

He thanked his father and mother for your patience, faith in themselves and in themselves, faith in their country and their children a good education - honest, decent people, patriots of Ukraine. "There are couples who have lived together for 50 years. This is a serious test. The next year I will be 20 years of marriage with his wife. Frankly I want to say - a simple matter - joked Kyiv mayor. - I want to thank the parents for a decent single education of children and parents of large families. Peace to you, peace, prosperity, happiness and strong family relations! " - Said the mayor of Kyiv.

Vitali Klitschko presented diplomas and awards chairman of the KCSA Kyiv mayor winners of city competition "Family of the Year", single parents and mothers who are bringing up children and families to ANNIVERSARIES who have lived in marriage 50 years or more.

Putin’s declaration that Russia will impose a ban on the formation of an international tribunal to probe into Malaysian Boeing downing is self-confession of Kremlin’s guilt, expert Yury Butusov writes in Facebook July 10.

“Now all the hubbub about the Ukrainian jet that fired a missile at the Boeing has lost its sense,” the expert says.

It does not mean that Russia can stop the investigation – all the dubious evidence will be interpreted against Russia, he says.

However, Putin’s boycott of the tribunal work will have massive and crushing consequences for the Kremlin ruler, he says.

Putin’s refusal to admit his guilt will lead to the eventual isolation of Russia, Yury Butusov says.

"Such tool as sanctions should be removed from the international economic lexicon and should not be used in the global economy," Putin said at a press conference after the summits of the SCO and the BRICS in Ufa, Russian Federation.

According to Putin, economic is "turned upside down" due to sanctions.

"We all have to live in normal, natural conditions and only in this case it is possible to ensure sustainable, stable and safe development," the Russian president stressed.

Read more: Dzhemilev urges Ankara to impose sanctions against Russia: "Nuclear weapons brought to Crimea will be directed to Turkey in the first place"

As reported earlier, in March 2014, the United States and the European Union introduced the first "personal" sanctions against Russian politicians involved in the occupation of Crimea. In April, the U.S. expanded sanctions list, adding the companies controlled by Gennadiy Timchenko, brothers Rotenberg and the Rossiya bank. In July, the United States first and, after the Malaysian Boeing tragedy, the European Union introduced first sectoral measures, denying Russian state banks access to financing for more than 90 days.

Igor Girkin, ex-FSB officer and onetime defense minister of the Luhansk breakaway republic, confirmed again that Putin had unleashed the war in Donbas to destabilize the situation in Ukraine, Girkin says in a video posted by Ukrayinska Pravda July 10.

“Moscow has no plans to win in Donbas, it will be happy with a draw. In this game Donbas is one of the pawns Kremlin will be ready to swap for Crimea,” Girkin said.

Simultaneously, Girkin predicted that this is a no-win game for Putin which will end in Putin’s ouster and Russia losing its sovereignty.

Putin’s game will lead to intimidation and complete capitulation of Russia, the ex-rebel leader said.

Ukraine undertook certain commitments during the negotiation process on the settlement of the conflict in the Donbas. Now the problem is that the Western partners insist on fulfillment of all the agreements by Ukraine at once. The Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States believes that the implementation of the Minsk Agreements must be mutual but not by Ukraine alone.

Ukraine's Ambassador to the United States Valerii Chalyi said in an interview to ZN.UA, when asked whether the West seriously believes that it is possible to hold democratic elections in "certain territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions" in current conditions according to all OSCE standards, Censor.NET reports.

"But we clearly understand that it is difficult to imagine holding any elections without withdrawal of equipment, without closure of the border, which all of this equipment is supplied through, without the release of the hostages. And when the situation comes to a standstill, the European partners are starting, so to say, to encourage Ukraine to be more active in the implementation of the Minsk Agreements. Even if some items are not fulfilled by Russia," Chalyi said. Commenting on the remark that Russia has not fulfilled any article of the Minsk Agreements and the question whether it is not easier for the West to put pressure on Ukraine than the Russian Federation, Chalyi noted that Ukraine's cooperation with the OSCE mission and all the partners was in the order of magnitude better than the Russian Federation's one.

"Today, no one can say that Ukraine is not a responsible partner and not worth carrying out negotiations with. All attempts to show that it is Ukraine that violates the Minsk agreements has failed. This is evident from the reports of the OSCE recording presence of the Russian weapons and regular units of the Russian Federation Army in the territory of Ukraine," the ambassador said. Defining features of local self-government in certain parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions as well as the implementation of commitments on decentralization and constitutional reform were called by Chalyi the "preparatory steps" which the Ukrainian side had made. "But it is absolutely unacceptable for us if Ukraine would have made all political decisions and the people with assault rifles would "ensure" the electoral process during the elections in the Donbas," the Ambassador said. He reminded that Ukraine has clearly voiced its conditions, which by no means were contrary to the Minsk Agreements: the holding of elections according to the Ukrainian legislation, in accordance with the norms of the OSCE ODIHR with a participation of all Ukrainian political parties and the media. "We are ready to do it. Because the Donbas needs to be communicated with through the people who represent it. But these people are not the armed militants, who have shown their total inability to provide normal conditions for the people. It is profitable for them to keep fighting. They make money on it, for example, by organizing smuggling," Chalyi said. He also stressed that the Ukrainian-Russian border should be closed.

"There is an option to provide control through the OSCE first and then restore full control with the help of the Ukrainian border guards. But these moves should be at least simultaneous. It should not be like Ukraine fulfills everything it is required first and then Russia considers whether it is necessary to stop the supply of heavy equipment and mercenaries across the border. It is unacceptable. Therefore, our position is clear: on the one hand, we strictly fulfill our obligations and on the other one -we require the same strict fulfillment of the Minsk agreements by all other parties," he said.

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The process of peaceful settlement of the situation in the east of Ukraine is experiencing difficulties through the unwillingness of the Ukrainian authorities to negotiate with the representatives of illegal armed groups.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said, Censor.NET informs citing Interfax-Ukraine."I actually believe that the settlement process is stuck to a certain extent due to the fact that our partners in Kyiv have no desire to negotiate directly with the Donbas - with Luhansk and Donetsk," he said at press availability in Ufa on Friday.

According to the president, it looked somewhat strange, as "the partners from Kyiv insisted that the leaders of the Donetsk and Luhansk breakaway regions appeared in Minsk, that they personally signed these documents."

"Now we see that they do not want to be negotiated with, but why then they were asked to come and sign the documents? It's really strange," Putin said.

"Let's rely on the fact that it is just a tactical move. I'm more inclined to believe that we have a better chance to succeed than to fail," Russia's president said.

He stressed that "there is no other solution to Ukraine's problem except for opportunities to resolve it peacefully through a full and unconditional implementation of the agreements reached in Minsk."

Blame yourself for what is happening. If you wouldn't have told Yanukovich not to sign the Association Agreement, this wouldn't have started. Then you say Russian speaking Ukrainians were being persecuted.

My wife has been speaking Russian in Odessa oblast for decades and was NEVER persecuted.

Now you're trying to blame Kyiv for something you've enflamed. Are you so concerned about your supporters going against you within Russia because so many of your soldiers are coming back in body bags and you don't say why or how they died, when their family members ask you.

You're a sorry excuse for a leader. Your plans have totally failed. And don't think Kyiv's going to negotiate wih terrorists as you called them yourself. Your county's going to continue to lose out on this and they're going to take you out, sooner or later. You're running scared and that's why you speak such cheap words to your supporters.

Best thing to do is get out of Ukraine and perhaps your supporters will spare your life.

Ukrainian delegation headed by Vitaly Lisovenko, government commissioner for the management of public debt, and the Special Committee of creditors today held a conference to discuss a number of aspects of future debt operations. This is stated in a joint press release of the Ministry of Finance and the Ad Hoc Committee of creditors.

It is expected that discussions will continue next Wednesday, July 15, in Washington, DC, USA.

Participating in the discussion will take the Minister of Finance of Ukraine Natalia Yaresko.

The parties confirmed that they have a common goal - to complete the operation of Ukraine's debt as soon as possible.

In Ukraine there are no guarantees for help from Europe in the event of an escalation of the conflict in the Donbass. This was announced on July 10 appointed as Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States, the former deputy head of the Presidential Administration Valery Chaly in an interview with Channel 5, reports "RBK-Ukraine" .

So, on the question of Western assistance in the event the aggression in the east of Ukraine, Chaly said that there is no guarantee of support.

"There is now such a guarantee that we will now be for the fight. The task of the Ukrainian people ", - said Chaly.

He also noted that in respect of Donbass already changed understanding of the threats.

"There is a concentration of forces of NATO countries, the United States, the European Union next to the territory of Ukraine, as well as their allies, which border with Ukraine. It is absolutely clear signal that attempts to escalate the conflict have led to the use of other means of struggle ", - he said.

This of course is something they should've admitted, when this conflict started. They can't guarantee their members that they can fight themselves out of a brown paper bag. All they can guarantee is, Germany and France will continue to prosper, on the backs of the rest of the members.

Everyone knows how I feel about this disgusting so-called union that can't even get their overall economy together. That's the main reason I don't want to see Ukraine become an EU member. They'll probably be more successful than the EU's shown to be.

The Swiss government under the new strategy of cooperation with Ukraine decided to increase the size of the financial assistance to the country during 2015-2018 to 100 million Swiss francs.

As the press service of the Ministry of Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Utilities, with reference to the Minister Gennady Zubko, for 2011-2014, Switzerland has provided finpomosch Ukraine in the amount of 57 million francs.

"We appreciate the decision to increase to 100 million francs aid to Ukraine," - are reported Zubko.

Recall that in mid-June, the ambassador of Switzerland in Ukraine Shenenberger Christian said that his country intends over the next four years to increase the funding of projects in Ukraine to $ 100 million. He explained that the funds will be allocated to four main areas - energy efficiency, health , decentralization, and economic competitiveness.

Ukraine is now receiving weapons, including lethal, from the West. This was stated by the Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States, Valery Chaly.

"We get the weapons, including lethal, and no sovereign Ukraine can not forbid it. Another thing that is not accepted to publicize the list of countries, but it's more than a dozen countries from Europe only. We share different level of military-technical cooperation, and at this stage it develops, "- he said in an interview ZN.UA .

In addition, according to the ambassador, the United States has a wide support for the idea to give Ukraine more weapons.

Sabotage and Reconnaissance Assault Group Russian fighters "Rusich", which fought against the Ukrainian Army in the territory occupied by "LC", left his position and is outside the Donbass.

As one of the team members Alexey Milchakov group displayed on the training and resupply.

"Rusich DSHRG my decision to withdraw completely from the Donbas to retrain and resupply. The band performed their tasks, resources, the war had to continue in these conditions and it is unclear for whose interests we will not fight, "- wrote a suicide Milchakov.

Earlier, the commander DSHRG "Rusich", or more commonly known as a sadist who kills animals Milchakov Alex said that his unit goes out of subjugation management "LC".

Establishment of an international tribunal to investigate the case of the downed "Boeing" at the Donbass in July 2014 - a joint initiative of Ukraine, the Netherlands, Australia and Malaysia for an independent investigation into the events. This was announced by Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov.

"I want to note that the establishment of an international tribunal to investigate the case of the downed" Boeing "- a joint initiative of Ukraine, the Netherlands, Australia and Malaysia," - he said in an interview to "Interfax-Ukraine" , when asked about the attitude of Kiev to the initiative with respect to Tribunal.

According to him, "all who are interested in the responsibility for the mass killings of terrorists, support this initiative." "At the same time Russia to hide his crime was trying to thwart the investigation and misinform the public. Do you remember their version and "witnesses" telling something about Ukrainian plane of the Ukrainian rocket, then some other worthless and false version, "- said the Secretary of the NSDC.

According to him, such a provocation of the Russian side does not make any sense, because it has no alternative proved that the Russian "Buck" serviced by Russian servicemen from the occupied territory shot down civilian aircraft. "This is an obvious fact, which has a huge evidence base. That is not an assumption, it is a proven fact. And, of course, the tribunal, the creation of which we fully support, will investigate this topic, and Putin and his associates realize that they have to answer, "- said Turchinov secretary.

He is convinced that the fact of knowing quite severe responsibility for such actions, Russia is trying to block the final stage of its consideration of the case in court.

"I am convinced that Russia, as a country that turned its troops in the bloody terrorists, and bearing full responsibility for this crime, the defendant should be in this Tribunal and has no moral or legal right to block the decision on its establishment," - concluded the Secretary NSDC.

Recall, the Malaysian delegation to the United Nations submitted a draft UN Security Council resolution demanding form an international tribunal for an independent investigation of the downed in July last year over the territory of Ukraine "Boeing-777".

Today in Lviv MP from the "opposition bloc" Igor Shurma poured pig's blood. The incident took place after the press conference, which Shurma gave at the opening of his public reception in Lviv.

Two representatives of the NGO "Right sector. West 'ran to politics when he went outside after the press conference and his blood poured out of plastic bottles. They also shouted: "Admissions" opposition bloc "in Lviv will not, go to the" DNR "!" And "opposition bloc kills Ukrainians!".

In response, activists called Shurma "Right Sector" to calm down and not to create provocative situations that can later be used to discredit the city.

"You can say whatever you want. Do not give grounds for provocation. I was also later used to show a picture from here, "- said Shurma.

In response, activists said that the People's Deputy "has long been used" satellites criminal regime of Yanukovych, whose representative he is today.

Shurma also said the representatives of the "Right Sector" that his desk in Lviv will operate under all circumstances. "I am the fourth generation in Lviv citizens, I am here to represent their electorate as an MP," - he concluded.

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko appointed Valery Chaly Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the United States. The corresponding decree was signed today by the Head of State on July 10.

Another decree Chaly dismissed deputy head of the Presidential Administration.

Moscow is preparing for a new attack. July-August - the best time for a military campaign in the steppes of Donbass, and Russian terrorists certainly take advantage of this. But the march to Kiev or Odessa, Mariupol taking, likely will not.

This was announced by Pavel Felgenhauer - an independent Russian military analyst.

In his opinion, that the objectives are the same as in the winter campaign, and both Debaltsevo Donetsk airport. "Russian generals want to spend fighting, quite persistent, but not deep, with respect to capture important pieces of territory, push the front line and cause Ukrainian forces offensive, humiliating defeat. Break their morale and, consequently, cause a political crisis in Kiev and, obviously, regime change, "- says Felgenhauer.

Hike to Odessa or Kiev it seems unlikely. "The capture of Mariupol also now seems unlikely, because the siege and storming of the big city - it is a very serious problem."

There are concrete buildings, industry, and it is a terrible thing - to fight in an urban environment with the enemy, which is stuck in concrete buildings, the expert explained. "Azovstal", there is a very strong concrete, basements, floors, walls, these buckets to roll with the molten metal. Howitzer shells do not take it, it's useless. It is necessary to reset the bomb, or "Pinocchio" burn it all, that is, air explosives. "

The siege of Mariupol means that half a million city will have to bulldoze and "tinkering, probably more than one month." Unless, that is before "in a series of battles in the region of Sands, Avdeevka, Marinka, happiness, village Lugansk, Ukrainian whole front will be greatly brought down, and it will begin panic retreat, then can hope that too will flee from Mariupol. But the assault on him, I think the military will resist. "

In August of 2014 stopped at the threshold of Mariupol, "which could then be easy to take," - said Felgenhauer. "And after Ilovaysk stopped. They took, of course, Lugansk airport deblocked Lugansk and Donetsk and stopped. We signed quite quickly Minsk-1 ", apparently in the hope that will be able to negotiate with Poroshenko, a Russian expert supposes.

In case of conflict, the US and Russia, the number of American forces, ready to be destinations in Europe, should be seriously increased, said the Chief of Staff of the US Army Raymond Odierno said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal.

He said US troops should be placed in a special German military equipment, which will equip the team, including tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, which will enable a maximum speed to deploy forces in Europe.

He also noted that he is ready to make preparations of the 4th Infantry Division, based in Colorado for further transportation to Europe.

Earlier it was reported that the Chief of Staff of the US Army proposed to expand the teaching of the Ukrainian military.

The well-known Soviet and Russian actor and director Oleg Tabakov said Ukrainians "in the sense shabby" dark and illiterate people. He said this in response to the Ministry of Culture of the "black list" of Russian artists, reports "Ren-TV".

"I feel sorry for them, you know? They are in some ways pathetic. And now I really thought a sacramental tell you. The trouble is true is that at all times their best representatives of intelligence, literature - they are compared with Russian were somewhere in the second or third position, "- confessed to the Russian cultural figure.

Tobacco also said that he was ashamed of the abominations that make Ukrainians allegedly killing people and destroying their homes.

"And so they are not very enlightened ... I gave up, despite the fact that I have a one-quarter blood Ukrainian", - said the director.

Several dozen contractors from Maikop brigade intelligence of the Russian Federation escaped from the landfill in the Rostov region, for fear of sending to Ukraine. According to "Times" against them criminal charges, they face up to 10 years in prison for leaving parts and desertion.

The publication conducted its own investigation of the events. The military and their families were told that lived in subhuman conditions, and offered to drive them obsessively "volunteers" in the Donbass.

Deputy General Director of LLC "First United Union of Lawyers of Kuban" Tatyana Chernetskaya representing the interests of five contractors against whom criminal cases, said that, according to its figures, we are talking about dozens of criminal cases against military personnel left the training ground.

"The commander of the transmit guys says, the military investigation department can not cope, so many criminal cases - says Chernetskaya. - Guys are assigned numbers 101, 137 in the queue for criminal cases, get a number and wait for the call to the investigator. "

According to official statistics, the Maikop garrison court, in the first six months in 2015 under Article 337 of the Criminal Code h. 4 (absence without leave) convicted 62 soldiers, with the previous five years there were 35 such orders.

"No war in the Donbas did not want to over 8 thousand a day that promised to recruiters, nor for 28 servicemen fled (from the landfill. - Ed.), Someone asked for money from relatives, while others traveled chaise, hitchhiking. On arrival at the part of the report they filed for dismissal, but they simply have not considered ", - says Chernetskaya.

July 6 in Luhansk by armed men in camouflage uniforms had abducted the deputy of "LC". As told «Informator» one of the witnesses, in the evening he was stopped on the street Lunacharskogo and taken away in an unknown direction.

Earlier it was reported that the journalist was kidnapped by militants Lifenews "LC".

Well-known Russian journalist and Kremlin critic Andrei Babitsky will launch its own TV channel in Donetsk.

So, who was fired journalist of "Radio Liberty" said that the Western media is very biased in covering the conflict in the east of Ukraine, writes The Guardian

"We want to move away from the language of hatred, to use more analysis and try to bring the voices on the other side of the demarcation line", - transmits his words TSN.

The channel will be called "Dialogue" and the idea of ​​it is to find a common language between Donetsk and the other part of Ukraine.

The journalist noted that funding has nothing to do with the power of the so-called "DNR".

According to Babitsky, the new channel will disburse the Donetsk businessman. A man plans to hire about six people to channel earned in a month. Babitsky said that the new channel will not stick to one side of the conflict, however, declined to answer the question about the possible criticism channel self-proclaimed authorities "DNR."

Babitsky became known in Russia, but at the same time hostile to the Kremlin, during the war in Chechnya, as decried Putin's policies. In the early 2000s, a man abducted by Russian forces and never heard about it for a long period. After the liberation of the journalist was forced to leave Russia and to work abroad.

Russian tourists in Crimea have to get on the ferry and go to the Russian port of Kavkaz to withdraw money from plastic cards of international payment systems Visa and MasterCard.

It is the nearest terminal on their service, according to "Krym.Realii."

"Every day in the morning and people are asked to cash the money. Everyone had to go to the port of Caucasus. In Crimea, Visa and MasterCard do not work" - said an employee of one of the Russian banks in the Crimea.

According to him, among the tourists who turn to them, basically, cardholders Russian "Savings Bank".As reported by the "Observer", the holiday season in Crimea is occupied for a month , but with tourists in the peninsula issue.

For example, in Yalta rest there, but they are few, it is confirmed by many and is not open places on the waterfront. Most tourists in Crimea - state employees, are not profitable.